Rubber garment, such as baby pants



A. N. SPANEL RUBBER GARMENT, SUCH .AS BABY PANTS Oct. 24, 1939.

Original Filed Aug. 11, 1934 INVENTOR. /V.A0 na l I i l T NEY.

Patented Oct. 24, 1939 PATENT OFFICE 2,117,307 RUBBER GARMENT, SUCH AS BABY PANTS Abraham N. Spine], Rochester, N. Y.

Original application August 11, 1934, Serial No.

739,469. Divided and this application December 11, 1935, Serial No. 53,924.

5 Claims.

This invention relates to rubber garments such as baby pants.

This application is a division of applicants copending application, Serial No. 739,469, filed Au- 5 gust 11, 1934, now matured into Patent No. 2,100,-

5'72 granted November 30, 1937.

The main feature of the invention relates to rubbergarments such as baby pants which are relatively inexpensive to manufacture, which are 10 durable in construction and which are easy to apply to the wearer.

Other features of the invention will appear from the detaileddescription and claims when taken with the drawing in which Fig. 1 is a front 15 view of one style of garment, in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-'3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a front view and 20 Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a slightly modified style of garment; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged cross sectional view of the same taken substantially on the line B-6 of Fig. 4; Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view of this 25 last-mentioned garment taken substantially on the line '|-'l of Fig. 4; Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken through a related pair of fastening openings or button holes in the'garments of Figs. 1, 2 and 4 and indicating the type 80 of fastener or button that may be used therewith.

Referring especially to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, there is illustrated a pair of baby's pants generally designated 5 made of a layer of deposited latex, rub- 85Iber or like material. These pants which are shaped to conform to the body of the baby have an opening 6 in the top, the layer of rubber at the margin of this opening being provided with a reinforced edge I such as illustrated in the upper 40 part of Figs. 1 and 2 which is semi-pear shaped in cross section (see Fig. 6). The pants are also provided with leg openings 8 and 9, the margin of each leg opening being reinforced by an accumulation I (Fig. 3) of rubber integral with 45 the margin. Each accumulation l0 terminates in a feather or torn edge ll. At each side of the pants the rubber layer has a slit l2 therein which extends from a leg opening to the waist opening in the top of the pants. The rubber at the 0 margin of each slit is of increased thickness to provide a reinforcement l3 (Fig. 8) which reinforcement terminates in a torn or feather edge It. At each side of the slit there are provided registering reinforced openings or button holes I5.

55 These openings are'adapted to receive fastening Renewed April means such as buttons I6 although any suitable type of fastener other than buttons can be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will be noted that the leg openings 8 and 9 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 face toward the front of the pants so that the garment tends to conform to the body of the infant while worn.

The modified style of pants 20 illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 differ from those illustrated in 10 Figs. 1, 2 and 3 in that the front and back of the pants are of identical shape since no attempt has been made to shape them to the body of the infant. Also the leg openings are of different shape. However, this style of pants lends itself to being manufactured on a simpler type of form. The top margin of these pants is reinforced by an edge I which is semi-pear shaped in cross section while the other free edges of these pants are reinforced by ridges or accumulations in the rubber layer as illustrated at 2| (Fig. '7) which ridges terminate in torn or feather edges 22. Likewise, the rubber layer at the margins of the button holes I5 is reinforced by an integral accumulation or ridge of rubber ii. The edges of the button holes may be formed by tearing, cutting, clicking or stamping out the portion of the rubber layer within the reinforcement i1. It will be understood that these pants can be fastened on the infant by means of buttons such as [6 inserted through the registered pairs of openings I8.

While several embodiments of the invention have been disclosed, it will be understood that this invention is capable of still further modifications and that this disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the invention falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: v

1. A pair of seamless rubber pants, having a 4;, top opening therein and having leg openings therein communicating with said top opening, the margins of said pants being reinforced by aridge of rubber integral therewith, said margins between said leg openings and said top opening having buttonholes therein and the rubber at the edge of said holes being reinforced by a rubber ridge integral therewith.

2. A pair of seamless rubber pants, having a top opening therein and having leg openings therein communicating with said top opening, the margins of said pants being reinforced by a ridge of rubber integral with said pants, a portion of the ridge at the top opening having a free edge terminating in the plane of the material of the pants and the ridge at the remainder of said margins terminating in a torn free edge projecting outside of the general plane of said material.

3. A pair of seamless rubber pants having a top opening therein and having leg openings therein communicating with said top openings, the margin of said pants being reinforced by a ridge of latex integral with said pants, the portion of the ridge at the top opening in cross section being semi-pear shaped, the remaining portion of said ridge being substantially angular.

4. A pair of seamless rubber pants having a top opening therein and having leg openings therein communicating with said top openings, the mar gin of said pants being reinforced by a ridge of ABRAHAM N. sPANEL.

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